Game Face
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A chilly yet sunny morning
in autumn. We moms chat and watch
our sons kick around a soccer ball--
pre-game warm up.
in autumn. We moms chat and watch
our sons kick around a soccer ball--
pre-game warm up.
Eighth-grade boys trying to look
so grown-up. Some boys succeed--
too well. Some boys have reached
puberty and sport whispy mustaches.
There are boys as tall as men
next to chubby-kneed children.
I see a huge gruff monster knock
down a skinny stick of a boy.
so grown-up. Some boys succeed--
too well. Some boys have reached
puberty and sport whispy mustaches.
There are boys as tall as men
next to chubby-kneed children.
I see a huge gruff monster knock
down a skinny stick of a boy.
matched against that big monster.”
Just then the monster turns and
looks at me with my son’s smile.
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